When the first so-called "murder hornet" nest was destroyed in Washington state last month, scientists discovered hundreds of live specimens in various stages of development, officials revealed on Tuesday.
The Washington State Department of Agriculture said there were more than 500 Asian giant hornets, including nearly 200 queens capable of starting their own nests, entomologist Sven-Erik Spichiger said. “It really seems like we got there just in the nick of time as our original vacuum extraction seemed to only give us workers,” Spichiger said during a conference call with reporters.
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